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The Art of Instructional Designing – PowerPoint Courses and Beyond

Raptivity

There is a forever need for corporate and educational online training to be effective and engaging, and the onus of the same generally lies with Instructional Designers. However instructional designers need not limit themselves to just dumping the PowerPoint content into an eLearning or online format as part of their course creation.

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6 Tips for Creating An Effective PowerPoint Presentation

eLearning Brothers

The saying that all PowerPoint developers should keep in mind is, “Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.” Consistent Backgrounds: When it comes to backgrounds, there is definitely a method to the madness. This will be easier to do now that PowerPoint has drifted away from using it. Comment below!

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Authoring Tools for E-Learning: The Definitive Guide

Docebo

Have you ever looked at a powerpoint for more than 30 seconds and then suddenly felt your eyes glaze over? Instead of solely pushing out word docs and powerpoints, you can expand your horizons with different media types by using the various versions of SCORM or with xAPI. What should I have for lunch today?

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Creating Engaging Courses for Professional Training

Academy of Mine

Everybody knows what a graphic designer is, but when you start talking about instructional design, most people aren’t sure about the definition. Will the client be using the instructional materials with a Learning Management System , or do they just need physical materials and powerpoints to present independently of any system?

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Six PowerPoint Add-Ins to Help Educators Create Sleek Slideshows

Raptivity

I have a list of some cool PowerPoint add-ins that could help you create extraordinary presentations. Here you go: PowerPoint Labs PowerPoint Labs is a wonderful add-in that is aimed at helping users with creating better effects and animations in their slides. Well, there is definitely something amiss if you are not.

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How do you build eLearning?

B Online Learning

Do you import a bunch of PowerPoint slides, add a player skin with the obligatory Next and Previous buttons, attach some word documents as resources, and then hit publish? It’s critical to keep in mind the requirements identified in the definition phase, and ensure our build is meeting them. This leads to frustrated and angry learners.

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Game Based Learning: Is It Appropriate For My Association?

Association eLearning

Like any effective learning project, it’s critical to define your audience and determine if gamification is a good fit. If you’re interested in how to create extremely effective games – for learning or otherwise, I highly recommend it. Male players want a challenge, so motivating them with “scores to beat” is very effective.